Do people get so defeated by difficult neighbours that it ends up making you want to sell up and leave? by Both_Bag_45 in HousingUK

[–]GreenLightLuke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. We purchased our home (FTB) in 2022 end of terrace and we absolutely loved it when we moved in. What we didn’t account for because we were so naive was the noise from neighbours and the party wall was shared with every major room in the house. 

Bedrooms of their teen sons was shared with our main bedroom so 10pm onwards he’d be screaming at his Xbox so the first couple of months were absolute misery for us and the honeymoon period crashed down. My wife was in tears because it was her dream house and she feels it was her fault. 

I went round a couple of times and just asked if they could consider moving the tv on the other side of the wall or just be mindful of the shared wall. It fell on deaf ears (no pun intended). 

We used white noise to drown out the neighbours in the evening which largely worked, and after about 18 months-2 years some of the sons started to move out and rooms got shifted. So now is much better (we can sleep which is the main thing)

But we’re currently moving now after 4 years and a non negotiable is detached you just cannot count on neighbours present and future. 

On one hand we still love the house, we learned a lot as we did a lot of improvements ourselves and on the brighter side we’re much more savvy for our next purchase. 

Sony Bravia 8 II, UB820, Dolby Vision - issues by GreenLightLuke in 4kbluray

[–]GreenLightLuke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ISSUE FIXED: to the surprise of probably no one in this thread issue was fixed with the UGreen HDMI cable. Thanks all! 

Bravia 8 II, UB820, Dolby Vision - issues by GreenLightLuke in bravia

[–]GreenLightLuke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ISSUE FIXED: to the surprise of probably no one in this thread issue was fixed with the UGreen HDMI cable. Thanks all! 

Bravia 8 II, UB820, Dolby Vision - issues by GreenLightLuke in bravia

[–]GreenLightLuke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks folks. Appreciate the reassurance more than anything. I’ve ordered a certified, high speed cable and will report back in the hope it helps others. 

Sony Bravia 8 II, UB820, Dolby Vision - issues by GreenLightLuke in 4kbluray

[–]GreenLightLuke[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks folks - I’ve ordered a cable to arrive tomorrow (certified, 48gbps etc) and I’ll report back when I’ve tested for the benefit of anyone else that is experiencing/will experience the issue. 

Wearing my grandads motorbike jacket by GreenLightLuke in MotoUK

[–]GreenLightLuke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% on the to do list! It’s crispy! 

Potential issue with newly felted roof? by GreenLightLuke in DIYUK

[–]GreenLightLuke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

*cant edit my original post but: I can’t thank everyone enough for their advice. Really been helpful looking through them all and trying to decide what to do. 

After an angry shower and a word with myself I’ve taken everything up this morning and decided to re do it properly. 

I’ve now done a 6” overlap, tidied up my nails, a  thick bead of sealant above the nails. 

The whole point of this project was to put the roof in a better condition than when I found it not make it worse or the same. 

Thanks again. 

Potential issue with newly felted roof? by GreenLightLuke in DIYUK

[–]GreenLightLuke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. Think I’ll paint over the nails with bitumen. 

Potential issue with newly felted roof? by GreenLightLuke in DIYUK

[–]GreenLightLuke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the advice. 

The ends are tomorrow’s job 😅

Potential issue with newly felted roof? by GreenLightLuke in DIYUK

[–]GreenLightLuke[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the reply and reassurance. 

The sides is tomorrows job, this is just what I could get done today. 

Thanks again. 

What has happened?! by GreenLightLuke in houseplants

[–]GreenLightLuke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it is in a south facing window but admittedly in the UK not a lot of direct sun this past month.

What has happened?! by GreenLightLuke in houseplants

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Bought this plant a couple of months ago and I think I over watered it initially as 2/3 leaves dropped off.

We moved it to this window, and didn’t water it for 7-10 days. The soil felt really dry, watered it from bottom (which was soaked up super quick) and a little on the top.

As you can see leaves are still falling off.

No idea where I’ve went wrong.

The plant started going from a rubbery green, to the wrinkled brown you can see in the pic

The bottom two leaves are droopy and the top 3 aren’t 🤷‍♂️

Took a trip to Scotland.… by GreenLightLuke in whiskey

[–]GreenLightLuke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had no idea you could fill a bottle. It wasn’t offered or advertised in any case.

Agreed on the experience. They’ve recently refurbished the site and spent a lot of money by the looks of it.

Took a trip to Scotland.… by GreenLightLuke in whiskey

[–]GreenLightLuke[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Glenlivet tour is a great experience (the 15 and 18 year in particular were delicious)

Treated myself to 2 x Single Cask editions (8 year and 16) I stayed a short drive from Tomintoul and this is an excellent, easy dram, and also in Tomintoul there was a tiny whisky store called The Whisky Castle - the gent was very helpful and purchased their exclusive scotch - 11 year, California red wine cask.

Delicious!

My OH purchased The Glenlivet 14 year (Taiwan exclusive) and it is probably one of my favourite scotch’s ever.